Last week’s most read post
- Catching up or just back to normal? Link.
Last week’s AHD Bulletin
- Animal Health Digest Bulletin, Thursday, February 3, 2022. Link.
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It’s coyote mating season, and in my neighborhood that means trouble
Source: Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2022. Link. The reign of terror in my Northridge neighborhood began with manic dog barking, eerie coyote howls and the high-pitched screams for an animal fighting for its life in the middle of the night.
Study: Dog excrement could be harming the soil in nature reserves
Source: Business Insider, February 7, 2022. Link. Assuming pet owners don’t pick up the feces, dogs could be contributing about 24 lbs (11 kg) of nitrogen and 11 lbs (5 kg) of phosphorus per 2.47 acres (1 hectare) per year to the soil. That means dogs could be pushing the environments well beyond the “critical load” which is the amount of nitrogen that can enter an ecosystem without affecting biodiversity.
Growth guide: Keeping puppies on the right track
Source: Petfoodology, Cummings VMC, Tufts University, January 31, 2022. Link. One of the reasons puppies have such specialized nutritional requirements is that they have to be able to grow from tiny puppies at birth to full-sized adults within approximately one year and stay healthy. Lisa M. Freeman, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition), presents how to get started on the right paw.
Dairy Checkoff’s NFL partnership evolving, adapting with the times
Source: Dairy Business, February 7, 2022. Link. NFL commissioner Robert Goodell understands the dairy checkoff is unique in the sense we’re building trust in dairy and the people who produce the products, in addition to growing sales. This began more than a decade ago with our Fuel Up to Play 60 program, which has become the nation’s leading in-school health and wellness program in more than 73,000 schools.
Tony Romo is new spokesman for “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner”
Source: Drovers, February 1, 2022. Link. “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” is an iconic brand, managed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and funded by the Beef Checkoff. A new partnership with celebrity athlete and former football star Tony Romo will tap into Romo’s vast fanbase to promote all things beef; from beef nutrition, to how beef is raised, and of course beef’s great taste.
New York deer infected with Omicron, study finds
Source: The New York Times, February 7, 2022. Link. White-tailed deer on State Island have been found carrying the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus, marking the first time the variant has been reported in wild animals.